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DISCOURSE 

ON THE DEATH OF 

General William Moultrie. 



A 

DISCOURSE 

COMMEMORATIVE OF THE LATE 

Major-Gen. William Moultrie; 

DELIVERED IN THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH, 

ON THE FIFTEENTH OF OCTOBER, 1805, 
AT THE REQUEST OF THE 

Society of the Cincinnati of South-Carolina> 

BEFORE THAT SOCIETY 
AND THE 

americajy revolution society^ 



BY WILLIAM HOLLINSHEAD, D. D. 

One of the Pastors of the Independent or Congregationjil 
Church, in Charleston. 



Published by Request of the two Societiea. 



CHARLESTON, 

FRINTED BY PETER FSENEAU; EAST-BIT. 
1805. 



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Moulcrievillcs October 16, 1805. 

REVEREND SIR, 

THE Revolution and Cincinnati Societies 
have assigned to me the highly ^deasing office of exfiress- 
i7ig to you their acknowledgements^ for your comfili- 
ance with their wishes, by fiublicly cominemorating the 
virtues and services cf the late Major-General MovL' 
fRiE ; and of communicating their entire afi^ircbaticn 
of the able, judicious and impressive discourse deliv- 
ered by you on that occasion. I have, therefore, RevC' 
rend Sir, to request, in their behalf, that you will aC' 
cejit their united thanks for thls^. service ; and further 
to assure you, that the obligation will be much en- 
hanced^ if you will consent to furnish them with a copy 
fjr fiublication. As this measure will tend more amjdy 
to disuse correct ideas of the connection betiueen reli- 
gion and f nib lie utility, and to exhibit in its proper view 
the character of our much lamented fallow-citizen, I 
trust that the same motives, on which your compliance 
with the frst desire of the Cincinnati was founded, 
will induce you to accede to this joint request of the 
two Societies. 

I remain, with respectful consideration, 
Reverend Sir, 

Your most obedient servant, 

THOMAS PIJVCKJ^E Y, 

Vice-President of the Society of Cincinnati of S. C. 
The Rev. Dr. IIollinshead, 



Charleston^ October 19, 1805. 

DEAR SIR, 

THE apfirobation of the Revolution and 
Cincinnati Societies, on the occasion of commemorating 
the late Major^General MouLtRiE, is highly gratify ~ 
ing ; and permit me to say, that the polite manner in 
%vhich you ha^'e communicated their sense of that ser- 
vice, has rendered it more pleasingly acceptable. 

The opinion and request of i fie tivo Societies 
are sufficient induceme?its to me to submit a copy of the 
discourse to their disposal, in any manner in n^hich 
they may tlrnik it can possibly contribute to the public 

good. 

I have the honor to be, Sir^ 

With the most respectful consideration^ 
Your most obedient humble servant^ 

W, HQLLINSHEJD. 
Major TuoMjLs FiKCKNEr, 



A 

DISCOURSE 

COMMEMORATIVE ©F THE LATE 

MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM MOULTRIE. 



ACTS, X.III. 36. 



« For David, after he had served his own genera* 
<ion, by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid 
unto his fathers." 



THERE is a general disposition in the 
minds of men to venerate the dead. The par- 
tiality of kindred affection obliterates their 
infirmities; the esteem of friendship conse- 
crates their memory, and often ascribes a high 
va'ue and importance to the most indifferent 
actions that they have peiformed in hfe. We 
are apt to attach a kind of sacredness to their 
condition which forbids familiarity, and we 
tread upon the repositories of their remains as 
upon hallowed ground. 

In many respects this is an amiable pro- 
pensity, and, under proper restrictions, may 
be advantageously cherished and ijidulged. 



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As it alleviates the burden of affliction, and 
moderates the asperities of grief, and becomes 
a kind of melancholy source of consolation to 
the bereaved in the b'itteruess of their distress ; 
it also habituates the. sou ; to those benevo'ent 
affections wh ch form the most endearing 
bonds of society, and in a manner inspires 
with that tenderness, forbeaance and libe- 
rahty, wh ch constitute the best ornament 
of the virtuous and the good. 

There are characters, however, which rise 
superior to the indiscriminate prai.^e th.it re- 
sults from this common prinuple; v.hosevir- ^ 
tues stand conspicuous to every eye; whose 
em.inent services to mankind leave an impres- ' 
sion never to be forgotten, a d give them a 
rank among their cotemporaries like the stars 
of brightest lustre in the consiellations of 
Leaven. To bear witness to the merits of , 
such men; to exhibit their tine jiortrait in 
the light to \\hith they are entitled, and to 
call furtli in others a generous emulation of 
their exam.ple, is the proper office of eulo- 
giiim. 

It is the duty and the interest of socirly to 
pay an honorable tribute of inspect to their 
names, atid to perpetuate the record of their 
services to futuie generations. AVorihy was 
the man, whom we are assembled toTomme- 
morate, of these sacred attentions. 

In obedience to the request of that re.^pect- 
-^ble body, anicngst whomiie lately presiiied. 



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I beg your candid indulTeneo, wlil'c I endea- 
vor to express the public approbation oi his 
character, on. the present occasion. 

Tlie words of my text 1 fnut convenient for 
llie purpose Not originally intended as the 
encomiiun of tiie hero and the patriot of 
whom th<y are spoken, they, ho^vevcr, des- 
ci'ibe a character tull tf glory; tley express 
his praise in epitome- ; and we find In them tho 
honorable testimony of his country to his ,ir- 
tues, at his death..../' For David, after he had 
served his o¥/n generation, by the will of God, 
fell on sleep, and was laid unto his flitlicrs." 

It was an honor to the King of Israel to be 
introduced hfere for the illustration of the 
glory of the Son of God the fountain of ail 
honor and all glory. It exalts liim in onr 
esteem, and transmits liLs name to the remot- 
est ages associated with his, *4hat is* a!>ove 
every name that is in heaven or upon e-arth.'* 
The vvords of our text, however, ascribe to 
I'im an intrinsic personal excellehc y, as the 
servant of mankind, by the appointment of 
heaven, and place him in a light that com- 
mands admiration a)id respect. 

Our present duty leads us Id observe, on thl.'^ 
passage, m the first place, tfiat public usefu'nes,' 
IS the highest excellency < f hmnaii greatness, 

Man does ik t possess his noble powers^ 
bis great capacities and strong energies onl/ 

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jfor fliiilself. A limited being, of a social na-f 
ttire, ivitli urgent desires and innumerable 
necessities, ever dependent oil the assistance 
of others for tha conveniences and enjoyments 
cf hfe, cannot but perceive his obhgatious to 
the exercise of tlie social virtues. Christianity 
inculcates these obligations, and ranks the ob- 
servance of them among the first and most 
ennobhng duties of our nature. He that isf 
most attentive to these considerations j who 
pursues a generous course of activity, condu- 
cive to the benefit of sjciety, and the pro- 
niotion of human happiness; best accom- 
plishes the end of his existence, and becomes 
truly the most honorable of his species. 

Men are apt to be dazzled by the splendors 
bf a throne, with the honors of a court, and 
with the authority of power; yet, with all 
.tliesfe, never did the monarch of Jiidea appear 
so much to advantage, in his poHtical charac- 
ter, as when it was said, he served his gene- 
riition. He had fought the battles of his 
country, extended her coasts and her bor- 
ders, established his dominion, and compelled 
the surrounding nations to peace; bnt it was 
the principal glory of his diadem, that Urn 
victories and his reign multiplied the blessings 
and encreased the happiness of his nation. 

History takes pleasure in immortalising he- 
roes whose actions, in the opinion of the mu'-' 
titude, are sublime, because they are terrible; 
brilliant, becauiie they astonish; and honora- 



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ble because they raise the worms who per- 
formed them to a supremacy unfit for mortals^, 
and arm them fjr oppression. How much 
more noble, heroic and worthy of immortah- 
ty are they, who endure the toils of v\ ar only 
to break the yoke of inordinate power, and 
equal'y to distribute the blessings of peace, 
hWrty and prosperity amongst a happy peo- 
ple? Shall tliey not be had in everlastuig ye- 
me'pibraiice ? Fathers shall tell to their soni?. 
their virtues and their glory J rising patriots, 
shall catch their falling mantle, and, emulous 
of their spirit, convey the blessings they have 
bequeathed, in long succession, to geneiatian;? 
yet to come. 

Can any thing enhance this glory ? It is 

this which IS a second observation arising 

from my text, that men enter upon and pro^ 
ceed ill this honorable career, only by the 
wiil of heaven, by the pecuhar care and ap- 
pointment of the Deity, for the fuHihnent of 
his own wise and benevolent purpo^ses. 

1 o be a chosen instrument in the hand of 
Omnipotence ; to carry on the plans of hjs 
eternal counsel, for promoting tli£ toppines;^ 
cf niankind, is man's highest earthly distinc- 
tion. Will you permit me to select a few 
scripture instao^ces, to exhibit the usual man- 
lier of the divine proceedings in tli's respect ? 
Moses, the man of God, appeared, ironj liis 
infancy, to have b^en fore-ordaiiied, and by a 
peculiar provid nee, that followed liim thiough 



Lis juvenile educat'on, prepared {01' that dig- 
nified and formidable, though difficult station, 
to which he \\ as afterwards set apart, b}^ a dir 
vine commission, at Mount Horeb. In the 
execution of this commission, we fnid tlie 
same providence directing his path, and con- 
chicting h m to glory and success, till he had 
fulfilled ihe intention of his appointment. 

Of Cyrus it was said, more than a century 

before he was born 1 hus saith the 1 ord to 

his annointed; to Cyrus, whose right hand I 
have holden to subdue nations before him. 
I will go before thee, and make the crooked 
places straght; I will break in pieces the 
gates qf brass, and cut in sunder the bars of 
iron. For Jacob, my seivant's s; ke and 
Israe!, mine elect, I have even called thee by 
name; I have surnam^d thee, thougli thcju 
hast not known me. More need not be added 
thai! tlie circumstance of David in the text ; 
after he had served his own generation by the 
will of God, he fell on sleep, i hese are only 
specimens of the superintending piov dence 
of the Almghty in tie affa rs of men, whose 
-f'' kingdom luetli over a^l ;" t" who number- 
eth ev n the hairs of our head, and suflereth not 
a sparrow to fall unnoticed to the ground." 

Man, see ng but partial y into tlie plans of 
infinite wisdcm, perceiving not the connec- 
tion between his. own conduct and^the deter- 
|ermin ate counsel and fore-knowiedge of God^ 

t Psalm, ciii. ig. J Matt. x. 29, 30, 



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Slid iinconsci(3iisof tbehriKllIiat moves tho^e 
-(lelicate liiiges, oa which ihp events of liie are 
turned, loses half his glory by ascribing tq 
.secondary' causes, what he was chosen to by 
the will of heaven. 

But these observations carry back our 
thoughts into eternity, long beibre the world 
was, or ever the mountains vveie brought 
forth. Before the almighty mandate sepai ated 
light from darkness^ and ordaiied the sun and 
moon to divide the years of liuman life ; e\ en 
then the mighty purpose \vas coucti\ed that 
determined the times appointed, and set ihe 
bounds of their habitations to the wdiole hu- 
man race.§ And surely it is no unfair con- 
clusion, nor is it presumptuous to say, that 
even then that volume was written that en- 
rolls each patriot's and hero's name, and des- 
tines them to their career of usefulness and 
honor. What are their enterprises and 
achie\ements for the benefit of mankind, oc 
even their bold exj)loits and triumphant vic- 
tories, but the gradual unfolding of that per- 
fect mysterious plan vvhicli they are raised up 
to accomplish, and which a ceitain though 
secret providence guides and enab'es them to 
fulfil ? What generous bosom would not ex- 
pand with pleasure to be thus iippointed? 
Who that knows how to appreciate the ho- 
nors apportioned to men on eat th, would not 
v;steem it a singular felicity to laiovv that he i$ 

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fionored of God, to be a chosen agent for 
the fuifihnent of his most beneyoleiit inten-? 
lions; and to be assured, that in aU his exer- 
tions for the piibiic good, he is acting under 
a divine commission, and executing the de- 
cree ({ the Almighty ? 

My brethren....! have been endeavoring to 
demonstrate the honor of the chosen servaiit 
of God, who fulfils tlie will of heaven in arts 
pf pubic usefiihiess; whose life is a blessing 
to mankind; who§e generous toils evince a 
spirit animated by a celestial inspiration, and 
guided by the imerring eye of lieayen to a 
successful accomplishment of its own pur- 
poses. As the mtention of our present meet- 
ing is to commemorate tlie virtues and emi- 
nent services pf that esteeiiied and veteraiii 
public servant General Moultrie; will not 
the high opinion expressed of him by many 
pf his fellow-citizens, the honoriible rank m 
vvhicji history is lianding down his name to 
posterity, and your own public testimony on 
this occasion, warrant the application of a ji 
that has been said, to him ?.... Fully to esti- 
i^ate the worth of his character in every de- 
partnient, would lead us into scenes wiiich 
probably have long passed av\ay from general 
recollection, and \vhich arc not now so uiime- 
4iately interesting to the pub ic mind. 

From a paper with which J^ have been fa- 
vored, which was drawn up by a friend vvlip 
loved him, I learn^ that in the ordinary wallc^ 



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of life he was a cheerful, manly, siiicere and 
unaffected frieDc1....UnassiimiDg and unosten- 
tatious, he was sn easy, affable and agreeabJe 
Gompanion....Generou3'y hospitable, his roof 
gave shelter to the we^iry traveller; the poor 
and the necessitous partook freely of his liene^ 
fi. ence, and the worthy stranger found in his 

habitation the sanctuary of merit De\oted 

to his country, he served her in peace and in 
War with fidelity; braved every danger to 
redress her wrongs ; and v/illingly sacrificed 
fevery private consideration for the public 
good.... He bore the adversities of war with a 
inagiianimity only to be equalled by that with 
which he engaged in its enterprises and pur- 
sued its successes.... And when that conflict 
was ended, in which he Was most distinguished, 
and peace was restored to his beloved coun- 
try, he with pleasure exchanged the tented- 
iield,for the more peaceful scenes of civil and 
domestic tranquility j where he continued to 
enjoy the confideiice ot his fellow-citizens, 
and frequieiitly was honore 1 to be elected by 
themj lo the first offices in the communityj, 
till age and infirmity deprived them of his 
further services. 

But it was in the m.ost prominent parts of 
General Ivloultrie's character that he most 
excelled. It did great honor to his feelings as 
a man, to his patriotism as a citizen, and to 
his bravery as a hero, that, at a period of life 
when iimwy wculd liave pit^lered tlie pursuits 



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of pleasure or of personal emolument, li^Vo-^ 
luntarity e.icoiiiitertd the hardships of th^ 
wilderness, in several expeditions ae^ainst ^ 
savage foe. Though m these fexpeditiuns he 
had not the honor of a principal command, 
he shared in the glory of chastising the ene- 
my, and achieving an advantageous and ho- 
norable peace with the then powerlbl Chero- 
kee nation, v^hich forntied an important era 
in the history of this couiitry. ||At this dis- 
tance of time, the beneficial elleets of such 
services are n.t distinctly seen, and make a 
proportidnably less impession on the mind^ 
but (crta nly the achic vemenis of those occa- 
sions ought to be considered as an interesting 
part in a train of provideuces whieh have con- 
ducted the present generation to cspulence 
and [II osperityo 1 he security obtained to the 
frontiers, and the confidence inspired in the 
breasis of the interior settler-, were highly 
advaritagebus to the white population of a 
territory, lately the habitation of the untutor- 
ed Indian ad ferocious beasts of prey. By 
these mea s, the pursuits of agriculture were 
again conchictcd wiih safety; the linctiltivated 
Wiid WTtS soors covered with fruitful fields; and 
the toils of industry crowaied with generous 
har^ e'sts. New sou! ces of wealtj^were opened 
to the activity of commerce, and e\ eiy elas.^ 
of citizens enjoyed tiie benefit in the subse- 
qu( lit prosperity. 
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" The peace with the Chcrokecs was concliided iu the summer of 1761, 



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At the commencement of our revolutionaiy 
war, \\e tmd the name of Moultrie among 
the foremost to assert the liberty of America, 
against the encroachments of Great Britain, 
and to arm in defence of the dearest rights 
and privileges of a free people. The manlj 
firmness with which he girded on the bword, 
the intrepid zeal which he displayed as an ad- 
vocate of freedom, and the cheerfulness with 
whicli he exposed his all, in a cause which, to 
many, considering all things, appeared hazard- 
ous, if not desperate, added great weight to 
the patriotic counsels of his virtuous iellow- 
citizens, and rein spired the confidence of 
those who began to despond and to entertain 
thoughts of relinquishing an undertaking, from 
which they expected nothing but disappoint- 
ment or destruction. 

The action of that memorable day, the 28tli 
of June, 1 7 76:) which covered him with glory, 
was more extensive in its effects, llie cir- 
cumstances are in the recollection of many, 
and are faithfully recorded in the historic page. 
Though every heart beat high with tlie love of 
liberty, and the shores v/ere crouded by citi- 
zens, with arms in their hands, prepared to 
dispute the landing of the enemy on the main, 
if they had proved victorious at bullivan's 
Island ; yet, what anxiety filled every bosom 
on that important occasion ? What doubrs 
were entertained of the possibility of defend- 



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iY\g a i^jll:lll unliiiisliL'd H)rircAS, Imsiily con^ 
^imcted, vvitli a liaiidfui of men, only foniii- 
(labie by their boldness and resolutioii, against 
siich a siioeriority of British seamen and land 
forces, as appx^oached to the attack ?.... An in- 
h I'nciency of amvnanition, and the opinion of 
his o.iDerior in coiTimand, that the place was 
Vjitenable/vvere considerations extremely dis- 
courasinjJ,' ; but the cool fortitude of tlic liian 
raised^ op hy heaven for the purpose, sur- 
moiiiited every difficulty, and the calm, deli- 
berate manner of his conducting the dcience, 
Mjgether with sjme incidents whoily<5; provi- 
t'ential, <; r-;Ie i the victory in his ilivor, and 
uio\o o,i :^.' enemy with great loss, and with 
the iiiortii^iiig conviction oi ihe valor ut th<^ 
Anieric.uis. 

Seldom is the hand of OmnipoieDce more 
evidenlbv visible in the ai]airs of men, tlian at 
that critical period j and sddom has a single 
incident produced an equal change in the 
tone of the pub]ic mlud. They who a lew 
hours befoie looke;! on with fear and conster- 
nation at the une(.|Uid combat ; they who had 
nearly given cill up for lost, and were prepar- 
ing their minn^s Ihi: an humiliating submission 
to^'an invading ciicmy ; now put on a Conn- 
er Three, of the enemy's ships, in attempting to gain a position for 
attacking the western extremity of the fort, got aitanglea wuli a 
shoal, where one of them stuck fast, and was set on hre by her ow« 
people ; which saved the fort from a gpUing hve, on a part that 
was entirely defenceless See Rumsa/s ilutury rj thi Rav/uiicfi ej; 



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Penance of joy, and tlie scenes of terror wef&- 
exdiaiigedVor those of coiigrata];Vi:ioa. '1 he 
tidings of tliis happy event flew hke lightning 
to tljc extremities of the milted colonies, and 
carried with tiiem a spirit of gratitude ainl 
emulation. New ^igor seemed to bo inspired 
into k\ll classes of the citizens, and a strong ;ih~ 
sui-ance of tiie success of the American iUTni-- 
niu\ersally ])revailed. Public thanksgiving^^ 
were e\'ery where offered up in oia* religioii,'» 
as'semlilies, and it was piously inierred, from 
so signal an interpositiali of Divine Provi- 
dence, that the cause of America was tlie 
cause of heaven. 1 he advantage of this 
stroke to the revolutionary interest is incon- 
cxjivable. It ecemcd to array the whole c< iViti- 
nent in robes of confidence. . It raised the 
desponding ; it coniirmed the vva'v efing ; it 
gave new nerves to the authority of our coun- 
cils, and cemented the people universally in, 
the most hannonious union. 

The martial conduct of General Moultrie, 
In his attack and dcieat of a chosen body of 
iiritish infantry ai^d artillery, in 0})e,n lield- 
iight, with a: \olunteer detachment of citizens 
of Charleston, and of the ClKu-leston y\ncient, 
Eattalion of Artillery, on Ee;ruibrt L-kdid, did 
him great honor. I.lis retreat li'oni r'u]-}h- 
burgh, to cover this ('ity, aiid to prevent the 
entrance of a Britisli force tuKler the coinm.ami 
of General Provost, who was achancing l.)y 
i;apid marches to\vards it, and his iirm aiid^ 



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manly ccndnct in Charleston, defeatiiig the 
inteiitions' of the i^riti:h general, compell- 
ing hirn to retire with precipitation from be- 
fore the tpViai, and saving it ibr tliat time from 
falling into the hands of the enemy, oiigiit also 
lo be set dox\ n amongst his highly interesting 
services to his country. 

i^ut the glory of these honorable services 
was surpassed by his integrity, his disinter- 
estedness and the sn.periority of his soul, above 
very powerfbi artifices of the enemy, to seduce 
him fioiii the standard of hiberly. After the 
fall of Charleston, it w^as known to the royrd 
party, that, with others, he had suilered much 
in his private fortune. A man of his influence 
and military character Vvould have been a 
great acquisition to them, if they could ha\e 
obtained him, and his weight in the scale 
against his country would have been highly 
prejudicial to her interests. The attempt was 
made through his former friend, one of the 
provincial governors of South-Carolina. In- 
demnification for his losses, command, honors 
and preferment were olTered as the price of 
Iris revolt from the cause he had embarlied 
in. He spurned the offer with indignation, 
and resented the insult with the highest ex- 
pressions of woinided sensibility. 

'Such was the man whose virtues w^comme- 
morate. How justly may it be said of him, 
^' he served his generation by the will of God 1 " 
You have witnessed iiis honorable pursuits. 



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liis heroism, his victories, his magnanimous 

devote dnoss to the pubHc good You have 

seen the finger of God conducting him to a 
successful and glorious issue of his undertak- 
ings; and you have performed the duty in- 
feral?] e from the last part of the text^ you liave 
laid him^ with the most honorable testimony 
of your approbation, to liis. fathers. But tlie 
benefit of his services v/ill not die with him. 
Millions of the human race have already reap- 
ed the advantage of them, and millions of fu- 
ture generations shall bless the man v\ho has 
!>een so generously insts'iiniental in securing 
to them the enjoyment of ])eace, liberty and 
prosperity. ITie volmnes of fame shall peipe- 
tuate the memory of his deeds ; and while the 
names of a Washington, a Greene, a Clarion 
zaid a Gadsden are mentioned v/ith honor, the 
name of ^loultrie shall never be forgotten. 

To conclude this discourse,.... The ci ream- 
stances of the present occasion remind us of 
the shortness and frailty of human life. The 
brave, the generous and tlie good, the v/ise, 
the honorable, the benefactors of mankind, 
flvvell but a lew short years at tlie utmost in the 
house of their pilgrimage. Short is the career 
of their usefulness and duty, till they pass away 
into the land of silence and inactivity. How- 
instructive a lesson!. ...It vvHtes vanity upon 
^11 eartlily grandeur, and teaches us not to 
take up our rest, nor seek our portion, in a 
world fiom which we are so soon to depart for- 



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^ver; not undiily to set our aCections upon. 
<^jiioyments that ]>CTish with tlie usiDi.»;, nor 
too highl;f to estimate the honors that float 
only upon the breath of niorttds, whose ap- 
plauses phali shortly descend with them into 
tile grave. It admonishes vis of the importaru'e 
of fiiKng up the transient period of our exist- 
ence here below with works of useful iiess 
imd benelicence, and of piety and virtue. It 
directs our eye to the \vorld Inyond the skies, 
Tijid urges our pursuit of that honor which is 
the gift of Gcd, and ol' that inheritance and 
glory wli^ch are incorruj)tible and undefiled, 
nwd cani:iot idde a\tay. It exhorts us to a di- 
iigent improvement in the sentiments^, and 
])rincip]es, and habits of our holy religion ; in 
the humble hope, that when our work is done 
VvC shall die in peace, with the pleashig con- 
sciousness of having served our generation by 
liie will of God. 

It is proper, however, also to recollect,^ 
that in all our pursuits, and enterprises, and 
achievements, we are only secondary agents ; 
instruments in the hand of the Almigiity, to 
promote his "own eternal designs, to bring for- 
^vard in our measure that glorious plsfn of 
Providence, which shall issue in the establish- 
ment of his authority, to v» horn all power is 
given, in heaven and upon earth, and in tlic 

complete salvation of his church To him be 

glory and honor, and dominion, v.rA powcr^ 
ibr ever and ever Amen. 



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